shriver is continuing the tradition.with his own son. tommy. >> do you feel like you're connected to grandpa a lot? >> yeah. i hope i'm half as good a dad. he was pretty good. >> reporter: sergeant shriver died last year after a long battle with aldz hymners. ... alzheimers. in his you'll gee, former president bill clinton asked the question on the minds of many. >> could anybody really be as good as he seemed to be? i mean, come on now. >> reporter: the answer is yes, writes mark. the fourth of five shriver children, in his book "a good man." his brother bobby and his sister maria agree >> i think his greatest legacy is actually the four boys. i think they're all good men. i think they're good husbands. they're good fathers. they're good citizens of the world. they're strong. they're gentle. they're kind. they're mindful >> that came from your dad i think so. i think men pay attention to their fathers. >> reporter: what was it like for you being the only tbirl? >> well that's a whole other story. >> reporter: they are a

>> my name is sergeant shriver.sgood: and later ser,,,,,,,,,,, remember the old saying it's a man's world. well, that's a concept that seems increasingly out of step with our times. or is it we men ourselves who are out of step? our cover story is reported now by susan spencer of "48 hours." >> reporter: summer break at kenyan college in ohio. peaceful and quiet. no hint of the fire storm of a few years ago when the dean of admissions said the unthinkable. college girls are doing a lot better than boys. >> gender politics are alive and well in this country. let there be no doubt. >> reporter: the dean laid it all out in a 2006 opinion piece in the "new york times." exposing the widening gap in achievement. >> there's a kind of, you know, the antiintellectualism of young men, that really bothers me. it's not cool to be smart. it's not cool to be engaged. it's not cool to do your homework. that bothers me. not only do they not enroll in college at the same rate as women. they don't graduate from college at the same ra

mark shriver is here. >>> i'm one on one with mark shriver. father's day is just around the corner. we want to celebrate father's day early by an incredible man who really shaped this country. i don't even know what to say about sergeant shriver. so many things. peace corps. ambassador to france, co- founder of special olympics and of course his son has just written a book. it's called "a good man." and i would disagree with you. sergeant shriver was not a good man. sergeant shriver was a great man but i would like to welcome mark here. thank you for being my guest. he was my graduation speaker at columbia university. that was an honor and a delight. look at this picture of you and your father on the cover. lieu so cute. >> thank you. >> your brother says it must be him, right? >> my brother said it was him. >> to write a book, why was this so important to you. >> i heard a lot -- from a lot of folks after he died he was a good man. some said he was a great man. but what i really thought was interesting is what made him good. i think it was his marriage to the woman of his dreams fo

shriver about his new book... "a good man: rediscovering my father, sargent shriver"

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shriver about his new book... "a good man: rediscovering my father, sargent shriver" mark kennedy shriver served in the maryland state legislature for eight years and is now the senior vice president of u.s. programs at save the children in washington, d.c. he is also the son of sargent shriver. and his book "a good man: rediscovering my father, sargent shriver" takes a look at legacy his father left and growing up in such a famous family. the kennedy family ... thank you for joining us ... the world has known your family for the last several years ... and we lost her father last year please talk about your challenges writing this book ... >>i wanted to investigate what made him such a great man ... he fought against the war and advocated for the impoverished ... after he died i wanted to figure out secrets to the way he acted so i could balance family friends to committed work and help others ... >>what did you learn from your parents' relationship? >>the both went to mass on a daily basis the believed in god was

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you are a shriver.guy that was comfortable not only with going to mass every day and reaching out to protestants and jews and muslims to do our father's business, as he called it but also very comfortable with his kids having the full range of e motions whether they wanted to cry. when we got in trouble, dad actually really didn't rant and rave at us. he just offered unconditionable support. bobby got arrested for smoking pot in 1970 and dad was thinking for running for governor of maryland and uncle ted d.c. was being room ordered to run for president. dad didn't yell at him. he said look, you are my son. i love you and this will come to pass. and don't listen to what everybody says about you. so he offered unconditionable love and support. >> that's one. messages i got out of the support and that i hoped would help with other parents as they struggled to make all of these balancing acts a reality. >> you are a good man for writing a good man and a wonderful book. thank you so much for joining us in th

. >> coming up, a new book explores the legacy of sarge shriver. well the kids wanted a puppy but they can be really expensive. so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could savy you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> you are watching "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington" -- on your side. >> there is a new book talking about sartrege shriver. we're joined by his son. the book is called "a good man: we discovering my father, sarge shriver." we know so much about your dad's public life. what do you want people to know about his private life? >> people until he was a great man. he created the peace corps. he was a good man and i wanted to find out what that meant. i think it was because he was married for 56 years to the woman of his dreams. he raised five kids. he went to mass on a daily basis. i want to dig in to help me try to figure ou

and here with us now with a more personal perspective sargent shriver's son, mark shriver.w book, "a good man: rediscovering my father sargent shriver." i like this title rediscovering my father because it sounds like it was a bit of a journey for you. >> it was definitely. thank you for having me. it's great to be here. it was. a the lot of folks told me after he died he was a good man, there was a bunch of newspaper articles that said he was a good man. when i heard that phrase over and over again i start ed to ponder what made him a good man. and i think it was his marriage of 56 years to the woman of his dreams, my mom, raising five kids, all of whom love and idolize him, having countless friends and going to mass on a daily basis. he had an intense relationship with god. for many fathers like myself trying to balance family and friends and faith, it's a challenge. but my dad had, i think, that keen insight and i think the book offers some of those. >> was there anything you absolutely didn't know that you discovered in this journey? >> i found a couple speeches that he

the book, "a good man: rediscovering my father, sargent shriver." by mark kennedy shriver.te you notes on that, but you can go back and read them again. i'm learning more even though my dad has been 18 months. i hope that's something that people can think about. thanks for having me on. >> thanks. my sister just sent me a bunch of letters. i don't know you how she had all of them that i had written to my dad. oiy, "a good man: rediscovering my father, sargent shriver" is the name of the book. back on "the stephanie miller show." but first, don't i know you? >> hey, you, i know you. >> right? we had to going to meeting yesterday. i know. >> you i know you. >> we start every meeting like that just to be annoying. go to meeting with hd faces. i don't know how people did% business before. the hassle of flying, driving--forget it. go to meeting with hd faces. it's a simple on-line meeting and helps you to get better connected with the people you work with and depend on for your success or in my case mediocrity mediocrity. it takes just a webcam to collaborate, and you can see th

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stay with us. >> rose: sergeant shriver is often remembered as a kennedy era of idealism. he was the founding director of the peace corps. he championed civil rights by integrating the city school systems and with his wife unis shriver advanced the special olympic games. "could anyone really be that good?" in a new book "a good man: rediscovering my father," his son explores the guiding principles of his father's life. i am peaseed to have him here at this table to talk about a good man. welcome. >> thank you very much. thanks for having me. >> rose: tell me first about the eulogy. >> it was a really tough process. i knew dad was dying but i had to go to california to do an event for save the children. i remember taking off from dulles airport heading west and it reminded me of a trip i took 15, 20 years earlier with my d cad when we were goingover the chesapeake bay bridge, and we were running late and i was so agitate with dad because he was half an hour late. as we ascended the bridge, i roadblock out at the sunset and i was agitated, and he looked out and said, i can't

mark shriver, good to see you.reat man. but this concept of a good man is different. explain that. >> i think you know when i sat back and tried to reflect on what made him a good man i realized it wasn't the achievements that he talked about, peace corps, head start, taking special olympics all over the globe with my mother, but it was really a marriage of 56 years to the woman of his dreams, raising five kids all who loved him. having countless friends and also profound faith in god. >> and after he passed away, and all these condolence messages you were receiving, people said this over and over again. he was a good man. >> i thought, you know, it's something they could say to someone whose dad just died. but i realized they really meant it. he was a good man. >> your dad was a guy that could be counted on in tough times. very well-known story that when jfk was assassinated, jackie, on that day, asked your father to basically plan and oversee the entire state funeral. that's an enormous burden placed on his shoul

. >> rose: we continue this evening with mark shriver, his book "a good man: rediscovering my father." >> we knew he was going to die so we opened i it a couple weeks early and it brought into context who the man was. i heard from a couple of people-- because i knew he was going to die-- who kept saying to me, "he was a good man." and i thought about all the great achievements -- the peace corps, head start, legal services, job corps, special olympics -- and i thought what was really necessary was not just to talk about his achievements as a great man but to what was important the esespecially of who he was, a good man, married to 56 years to the woman of his dreams, who raised five kids, all of whom loved him, went to mass on a case basis. >basis. >> we met 25 years ago. i had graduated school, i had started a psychotherapy practice. >> and just wasn't happy with the way my education prepared me to help people. the typical education teaches you tow analyze problems but not actually to solve them. and i was frustrated by my inability to really relieve people's pain and distress. being

shriver.merican diplomat made a name of himself in the american history as a founder for peace xor corps and ran for president and vice president. he died last year at the age of 95 after a long battle with alzheimer's disease. his son mark shriverer is here to talk about his new book entitled "a good man: resovring my father." many of us who worked in washington for years know your dad and the wonderful things he does and know him from a member in the community and being out and doing lots of things. what did you discover that you didn't know about your dad? >> a lot of people said when he died he was a great man for creating the peace corps and run president johnson's war on poverty and creating head start and wroshged with my mock spreading special olympics all around the world. i think he was a good man because of his relationship with my mom of 56 years, raised five kids and went to mass on a daily basis and had countless friends. i learned so much from him and reflecting back on this boo

service. >> at the same time there's another shriver who is about to come out with a book about yourlooking forward to your brother's book about sarge shriver who was along with your mother, eunice, the greatest example of all. >> yeah. he did a great job. the book just came out today and i'm sure it will be a huge best-seller. really captured the environment and the spirit we grew up with and really my father's personality and commitment to faith and service and humility really comes across 3w50ubeauti in his book. mark did a great job. >> if i may say, your parents did a great job. we love maria and all of you. thank you for being with us today. we'll be right back. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to i

shriver. commissioner schreiber: it moves population from 7 to 8 to keep the population together. i would be interested to know the population of the section of the glen park neighborhood that is not currently on our map. >> any other discussion on this block that is highlighted. let's call the question. glen park, the population here is 135. resulting deviation is 3.8 to 2%. >> yes. commissioner schreiber: so, we're just doing this in the abstract? >> it may be abstract for you. it was a proposal put on the table of this particular block. commissioner schreiber: doing this block along doesn't appeal to me because it cuts into an established neighborhood. rather than uniting glen park. ok, yes. convinced me. >> no. >> i have a concern about moving population to district 8. -0.4 in 7. can i make a -- come back to me. commissioner laml: did we look at the glen park lions already? >> the assumption is that once we do this, we do glen park. >> yes. commissioner mondejar: yes. >> thank you, please make this change. >> is in the same area of that battle blocked of the things that we jus

maria shriver paul buck has climbed back to the top of women's tennis. she is nearly a foot taller than her opponent the two-hour meeting for the first time. the screaming eventually stops and the applause louder after share a pope but when you're first french open title. she dropped one set the entire tournament. she becomes the 10th woman to win all four grand slams. >>> the most special moment of my career i never thought the day would come, especially after winning wimbledon at 17 years old i thought that would be the most incredible thing i've achieved but today i felt my knees, i never felt this happy. it is incredible. >>> second major of the year the lpga championship pollock kramer had its share of the late but had three bogeys on back nine. she is three strokes behind. pga st. jude classic john daly shot a 76 his worst round of the week. davis love had a 68 he is part of a three-way tie for the lead. rory mcelroy and one stroke back. tune in for a special u.s. open preview dennis o'donnell live at the olympic club. the 49ers signed brandon jaco

shriver. commissioner schreiber: it moves population from 7 to 8 to keep the population together. i would be interested to know the population of the section of the glen park neighborhood that is not currently on our map. >> any other discussion on this block that is highlighted. let's call the question. let's call the question. glen park, the population here

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shriver's book says. >> i found no evidence of this.ministration who felt that way. they all thought this was a good thing to do. it was, in the long-term interest of the economy. >> so here is the author saying that that's absolutely not true. what is mitt romney reading? >> i mean, tea leaves and certainly not this. again, this is a presidential candidate who is willing to prevar indicate, who is willing to tell an untruth to satisfy his particularly immediate need here. as brother steve said, as brother noam said, that's not my point. you can talk about priorities. if they were put off the dole, so to speak, and back on good stand, they would be healthier and stimulate the economy. there's a logic to that. disagree with the logic but don't tell an outright lie about the obama team. this is why people raise questions about his veracity and his ability to stand up and tell the truth. as you said, lies, lies and more lies. >> and julian's military service or lack thereof keeps coming up. he said many different things about this over the

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let's go. >>> sergeant shriver was the ultimate public servant.k is now giving us a very rare and candid look. in his new book, "a good man." welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> before we get to this, you do a lot work at save the children. we've been hear michael reagan, son of a president, talking in really graphic, harrowing terms about the abuse he suffered. what do you think of the whole sandusky case? >> i know having -- before i went to save the children. the first rule, if you suspect there's abuse, you have to go to the copcops. it's like the cardinal rule. >> turn to your father who was a remarkable man. i didn't know how remarkable. not my royal family. we have a royal family. and you are the nearest thing to do in america. the kennedy clan. i find it really a gripping read. he is in many ways was a national hero in his own lifetime. why did you write the book? >> after he died, i essentially didn't know what to do. a lot of friends told me he was a good man. i thought that was something nice people said. my brother said you ought t

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to welcome you to the world of sports here is what we've got coming up paving the way after maria shriver's first round win a wimbledon a whole host of russians are looking to join her in round two. kings of the call to celebration time for the miami heat is the n.b.a. champions i hailed at a parade in florida. leap of faith the cliff diving season gets underway in corsica with russian are terms of a chunk of the front runners for the global crown. we start though with the grass courts of wimbledon where day two is in full swing in london with several russian players involved in first round action nikolai davydenko has a tough test in the form of fourth seed andy murray alex bookham all of judea is already out of the tournament though he lost to ukraine alexander told a poll of in straight sets french open champion rafael nadal later faces brazilian thomas baluchi of french when j. wilfred tsonga is up against lleyton hewitt australia. and the ladies game there is already there is taking on more a part of germany in the decider right now so long it was not so over faces you need a whitmire

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